Amusing Vid (Otaku, maybe?)

These bits of frivolity always get me -- link.

SPIN

Here's a pretty amusing short.

Dynamite Surfing?

Have you ever cooked with Spam?

I may be late to the party, but I just noticed Gmail's spam screen contains ads for spam recipes. It's kind of a nice break from scanning my loan approvals (I've got a great credit rating!), and things Darius said are incredible, and mis-addressed mail ("Frederick, I guess I'll give one to Sandro") looking for legitimate messages.

Our Superbowl Halftime

Well, I went to a friend's Superbowl party last week. Full disclosure: I enjoy playing tennis, basketball, and a few other sports, but I have little desire to watch team sports. The only time football has ever decorated the pixels of my television screen at home was when my family visited.

That said, it's hard to miss out on this particular serving of halftime entertainment - a dwarf who impersonates Britney Spears. It was a nice addition to the moonwalk castle in Rick's backyard.

Self Reference for Safety

Ever since reading Douglas Hofstadter's Metamagical Themas, I've been fascinated with the theme of self reference. Gödel, Escher, Magritte, Lisp, self-stultification, the Epimenides Paradox (with implications on trust), Buddhism -- it comes up in many forms.

This sign displays it in a humorous way.


Other humorous examples of self reference can be found in Hofstadter's books. I've spent late nights cracking up with friends reading parts of Metamagical Themas aloud. Okay, maybe I'm easily amused by internal dialogue. Here are some other examples (from this site):

Break every rule.

All generalizations are misleading.

If somebody loves you, love them back unconditionally.